1. Revving Up for Slow Times: How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession
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... right now and holding my breath through the Christmas season." Like Nichols at A Trip to Bountiful, Gaynor has learned the wisdom of a diversified book of business. She's benefited from expanding ...

2. Shoppers Wanted. Apply Within
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... additional retail space, an expanding Wheatsville Food Co-op, and new apartments and condominiums—extending to other parts of Austin, even in areas where he closed stores, like Burnet Road and FM ...

3. Austin Study Says City Pays Price for Big-Boxes
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... organizations who sponsored the report is to create "Independent Business Investment Zones"---areas where the city would target incentives for creating and expanding local businesses. The sponsoring ...

4. Local-Only Shopping Day Boosts Austin Business Alliance
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... want to get involved, AIBA will be expanding its web site to allow people to sign-on as supporters of the organization. They will receive a monthly email update with news and coupons for different AIBA ...